The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-26

appoint the requisite number of addi-
tional judges to constitute court of
three members, and the judges so ap-
pointed shall hold their office until the
next general election.
Section 16. The several judges of the
Court of Appeals shall possess the same
qualifications and receive the same salary
as justices of the Supreme Court. The
| Judges shall select from their own num-
Der presiding judge, who shall perform
such duties and hold for such term as the
court may prescribe. majority of the
court shall constitute quorum, and the
concurrence of two of the judges shall be
necessary to decision. The court shall
sit at the same times and
places as are prescribed for
the Supreme Court. The court
and the Judges thereof shall have power
to issue the writ of habeas corpus and
all writs known to the law which may be
necessary to the exercise of its jurisdic-
ton or to enforce the same. They shall
also have power by mandamus or other
wise to compel the district and other
inferior courts to proceed with the trial
of cases pending in said courts of which
the Court of Appeals would have cogni-
zance on appeal. The court shall also
have power to ascertain such facts as may
be necessary in the exercise of its juris-
diction.
Section II. The Court af Appeals shall
have appellate Jurisdiction of criminal
cases, with such exceptions and under
such regulations as may be prescribed by
law.
Section IS. The Court of Appeals shall
appoint clerk for each place at which it
may sit, who shall hold his Office for four
years, subject to removal by the court,
and who shall give such bond as is or may
be prescribed by law.
DISTRICT COURT.
Section 10. The state shall be divided
into a convenient number of judicial dis
tricts, consisting of one or more counties.
Regular terms of the court shall be held
by the district judges at the county seat
of each county in the district at least
twice in each year, in such manner as
may be prescribed by general or local
law.
Section 20. There shall be a district
| Judge for each judicial district, who shall
be elected by the qualified voters of the
district at a general election. He shall
hold his Office for the term of four years
from the date of his election. The dis
trict Judges who may be in Office when
this amendment takes effect shall hold
their Offices until the expiration of their
several terms under the present constitu-
ton and laws.
Section 21. Each district Judge shall
be qualified voter and resident OF the
district, shall have arrived at the age of
twenty eight years, and shall Lave been a
practicing lawyer in this State at least
six years, and shall reside in his district
during his term of Office.
Section %. The judges of the district
courts shall receive an annual salary of
twenty-five hundred dollars, which shall
be paid as prescribed by law.
Section 49, The district courts shall he
courts of general jurisdiction. They
shall have original jurisdiction, both civil
and criminal, of all cases and special pro-
ceedings of which exclusive jurisdiction
is not conferred on some other court, and
in civil cases such jurisdiction shall be ex-
ercised without regard to any distinction
between law and equity. Contested cleo
tions and other special cases, whore the
right to resort to the courts arises only
out of Legislative action, may be referred
by the Legislature to the district court, or
other tribunal, with or without the right
of appeal to the Supreme Court, as may
be prescribed by law.
Section "a. The district court shall
have appellate jurisdiction and such con-
troll over the inferior courts and tribunals
in the county as may be prescribed by
law.
Section %. The district courts, and
the Judges thereof, shall have power to
issue the writ of habeas corpus, and to
render Judgment therein, either in vaca
ton or term time. They shall also have
power to issue writs of mandamus, in,
iuntion, certiorari and all writs known to
the law which may be necessary to the
exercise of their jurisdiction, or to enforce
the same.
Section 26. Any district Judge shall
have the power to hold special term OF
the district court in any county of his
district, under such circumstances and IL
such manneras may be directed by gen
} eral or special law.
Section 81. There shall be clerk OF
the district court of each county, who
shall be elected by the qualified voters o.
the county, and who shall hold his Office
for two years, whose duties and compensa
ton shall be prescribed by law.
Section 20. There shall be elected BY
the qualified voters of each county {
sheriff, who shall hold his Office for two
years, whose duties, perquisites and fee'
of Office shall be prescribed by law.
Section 30. The Legislature shall pro
vide for the election of district ant
county attorneys, and such other Offices al
may be deemed necessary to the due ad
ministration of justice, define their duties
and fix their ompensaNon. The distric
attorneys and county attorneys, who
shall be in Office at the time this amend
meut shall take effect, shall hold thei
offices until the expiration of their sew
eral terms under the present Constitn
ton and laws.
Section 80. The judicial districts il
this State and the time of holding courts
therein, shall remain as at present unit
, otherwise provided by law.
, Section 81. The criminal distric
court of Galveston and Harris Counties
shall continue with the jurisdiction, or
ganization, and district now existing I'M
til otherwise provided by law, and thu
} Legislature may establish such otheI
l courts, embracing one or more counties
5 with such criminal jurisdiction as may